This is episode 1,758. Welcome to your daily guided meditation. This is the final episode in our series on addiction. Congratulations. You are doing such good things for yourself as you meditate and as you

learn more about addiction, how it impacts you and also loved ones as well as how to avoid

addictive patterns. So as you do today's meditation, I'm going to

guide you through that vitally important technique I shared with you as your fun and fearless

challenge in yesterday's episode. In fact, every Saturday

I guide you through a reflection meditation where you gain awareness about how you are responding to stress in your life

and also to acknowledge and celebrate those times when you felt successful.

It's all too common to skip over those events where you may have achieved something important.

It's important to acknowledge yourself for this.

And many times it's all too easy to focus on what you need to change and what went wrong.

In fact, focusing on the negative aspects of your

life can lead to rumination, which can lead to depression, anxiety, and even addiction.

So this will stop rumination in its tracks if you do this on a regular basis.

I recommend you do a reflection every day at the end of your day before you go to sleep. Think about what went really

well during your day and what you would like to have changed or what was hard for you. It's powerful

to keep a journal as you do this because this allows you to see patterns in how you respond to things

and how you live your life. There is a journal right here on this series for you. So you could use

the journal right here on this series so i always encourage you

in the final episode of every series to get out and apply your meditation techniques in a walking meditation.

And this is a great way to take your meditation off your cushion or chair and into your

everyday life.

And it allows you to connect with the world around you.

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